Here at Ingleside at King Farm in Rockville, Maryland, we are similar to the others reported. We have an Employee Appreciation Fund to which residents contribute so that we can show our appreciation monetarily at the end of the year. The money is distributed based on number of hours worked during the year. All employees except the Executive Director and her direct reports are included. The amount given to each employee is computed by multiplying an hourly rate obtained by dividing the amount in the Fund among the hours worked by all eligible employees by the number that employee worked. There is an appreciation celebration open to all residents.
The management also gives an ARISE (an acronym for our community's values) Award each quarter to an employee based on resident submissions on a card for that purpose. The cards are put into the employee's file whether or not they receive an Award. Dining has just instituted an Employee of the Month award based partly on comments by residents. We also have an employee scholarship fund funded by residents which awards scholarships to educational programs and preparation for citizenship interviews (about 3/4 of our employees were born in another country).
Bill Samuel